6 research outputs found
Is (poly-) substance use associated with impaired inhibitory control? A mega-analysis controlling for confounders.
Many studies have reported that heavy substance use is associated with impaired response inhibition. Studies typically focused on associations with a single substance, while polysubstance use is common. Further, most studies compared heavy users with light/non-users, though substance use occurs along a continuum. The current mega-analysis accounted for these issues by aggregating individual data from 43 studies (3610 adult participants) that used the Go/No-Go (GNG) or Stop-signal task (SST) to assess inhibition among mostly "recreational" substance users (i.e., the rate of substance use disorders was low). Main and interaction effects of substance use, demographics, and task-characteristics were entered in a linear mixed model. Contrary to many studies and reviews in the field, we found that only lifetime cannabis use was associated with impaired response inhibition in the SST. An interaction effect was also observed: the relationship between tobacco use and response inhibition (in the SST) differed between cannabis users and non-users, with a negative association between tobacco use and inhibition in the cannabis non-users. In addition, participants' age, education level, and some task characteristics influenced inhibition outcomes. Overall, we found limited support for impaired inhibition among substance users when controlling for demographics and task-characteristics
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A Visual Recall Paradigm to Assess Implicit Statistical Learning
Implicit statistical learning, whereby regularities between stimuli are detected without conscious awareness, is importantfor language acquisition. This form of learning has often been assessed using measures that require conscious decisionmaking or explicit reflection (e.g., 2AFC tasks). We aimed to measure statistical learning more implicitly. We leveraged thefact that frequently co-occurring stimuli may be chunked into a single cognitive unit, reducing working memory demands.We developed an artificial grammar in which sequences contained pairs of stimuli which always co-occurred (chunks)and more variable between-chunk transitions. In a novel visual recall paradigm, participants were asked to rememberand recreate sequences of serially presented images. Recall of predictable sequences improved over the course of theexperiment. However, recall dropped to initial levels when participants were presented with random sequences containingno predictable chunks. This approach represents a valuable method to measure statistical learning implicitly, withoutrequiring conscious reflection
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Is (poly-) substance use associated with impaired inhibitory control? A mega-analysis controlling for confounders.
Many studies have reported that heavy substance use is associated with impaired response inhibition. Studies typically focused on associations with a single substance, while polysubstance use is common. Further, most studies compared heavy users with light/non-users, though substance use occurs along a continuum. The current mega-analysis accounted for these issues by aggregating individual data from 43 studies (3610 adult participants) that used the Go/No-Go (GNG) or Stop-signal task (SST) to assess inhibition among mostly "recreational" substance users (i.e., the rate of substance use disorders was low). Main and interaction effects of substance use, demographics, and task-characteristics were entered in a linear mixed model. Contrary to many studies and reviews in the field, we found that only lifetime cannabis use was associated with impaired response inhibition in the SST. An interaction effect was also observed: the relationship between tobacco use and response inhibition (in the SST) differed between cannabis users and non-users, with a negative association between tobacco use and inhibition in the cannabis non-users. In addition, participants' age, education level, and some task characteristics influenced inhibition outcomes. Overall, we found limited support for impaired inhibition among substance users when controlling for demographics and task-characteristics
Is (poly-) substance use associated with impaired inhibitory control? A mega-analysis controlling for confounders
Many studies have reported that heavy substance use is associated with impaired response inhibition. Studies typically focused on associations with a single substance, while polysubstance use is common. Further, most studies compared heavy users with light/non-users, though substance use occurs along a continuum. The current mega-analysis accounted for these issues by aggregating individual data from 43 studies (3610 adult participants) that used the Go/No-Go (GNG) or Stop-signal task (SST) to assess inhibition among mostly "recreational" substance users (i.e., the rate of substance use disorders was low). Main and interaction effects of substance use, demographics, and task-characteristics were entered in a linear mixed model. Contrary to many studies and reviews in the field, we found that only lifetime cannabis use was associated with impaired response inhibition in the SST. An interaction effect was also observed: the relationship between tobacco use and response inhibition (in the SST) differed between cannabis users and non-users, with a negative association between tobacco use and inhibition in the cannabis non-users. In addition, participants' age, education level, and some task characteristics influenced inhibition outcomes. Overall, we found limited support for impaired inhibition among substance users when controlling for demographics and task-characteristics.China scholarship council (CSC) (No. 201506990019).
VICI grant awarded by the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (NWO) [grant number 453-12-005]